LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

In a first-of-its-kind event, students from all three Stratford high schools, Stratford District Secondary School (SDSS), St. Michael Catholic Secondary School and Nancy Campbell Academy, gathered to participate in a collaborative United Nations simulation, aimed at fostering global thinking, diplomatic skills and leadership among youth.

Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, passed its third reading and received royal assent at the Ontario legislature this month. Although much of the discourse surrounding it has been focused on communities in northern Ontario, some in Stratford believe that it has far reaching consequences – and that Stratford citizens should be concerned.

A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, with the support of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), recommends that Ontario significantly boost hospital funding, phase out for-profit staffing agencies, and invest in preventative health care.